If you’ve spent time in the outdoors, then you know the importance of carrying essential supplies with you. Sooner or later, you find yourself in a situation where you’re either lost, hurt or needing to defend yourself. A major part of the reason we love nature so much is due to it’s remoteness, but it’s for…
Must-Haves When Navigating Without a GPS
Nature seems to give us a new and refreshed energy whether it’s through hiking, fishing or camping. Since the weather is warming up, the outdoors are reaching their most beautiful point so you’d be missing out if you don’t take advantage of it. You want your experience in nature to be relaxing and rejuvenating. However, you’ll be…
4 Lower Cost Items for Protection
Protection is usually the first thing that anyone thinks about when it comes to prepping.Usually, what I have found is that most preppers are already avid hunters or have some form of interest in weaponry. Yet, from time to time, I come across those who are just getting started and they may not know which…
3 Essential Crops the Cowboys Used to Survive
In today’s world, we couldn’t imagine life without grocery stores. If we had to suddenly fend for ourselves and grow our own food, most of us wouldn’t even know where to start. We wouldn’t be getting the adequate amount of nutrients and even if we did try growing our own food, we might not have…
[Video] Learn How to Make Activated Carbon & Why It’s Great for Preppers
As the world’s population grows at an exponential rate, we’re beginning to see the dangerous effects it has on both the environment and our own wellbeing. Our use of natural resources and technology certainly makes like easier, but it comes at a price. For example, pollution has caused a gamut of issues, including ones with…
6 Ways People Set Themselves Up for Failure Before SHTF
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” A phrase that can be attributed to many people but it applies to us even today. People talk about survival, they watch videos and read books on it and discuss how the world is going to “hell in a handbasket” as my grandmother would say. But yet…
How To Properly Maintain a Blade
There is nothing worse to a DIY’er or survivalist than a dull, unsharpened tool. We all know that having your tools in tip-top shape is essential for survival or for any DIY situation but it seems that many people neglect the maintenance aspect of the trade. It doesn’t matter if you have an expensive one…
Expiration Dates For Prepper Food Storage: 3 Ways To Tell if “Old” Food is Still Edible
One of the most devastating situations for preppers is experiencing a SHTF event and needing that stockpile, only to learn that the food is no longer safe to eat or is past its expiration date. If you’re a prepper, you’ve worked hard to ensure that your stockpile contains the right food in the right…
The Biggest Mistake in Many Disaster Plans
The though of a disaster striking our location is enough to make us overly prepare and feel overwhelmed. We put pressure on ourselves to create that perfect stockpile coupled with top-notch gadgets and weaponry needed to outlast any type of disaster for any length of time. We do our research and make an escape plan, but…
